To Develop Equipment for End-of-life Lithium-ion Battery Regeneration

锂、钴、镍等全球分布高度集中，呈现寡头垄断特征。上述资源价格也一直呈现震荡上行态势。在英国，这些金属或电池都需要大量进口，对外依存度高，这给电气化和长期净零发展目标带来了不确定性。尽管LIBS含有可以提炼的有价值的金属，但目前全球只有非常有限的LIBS回收利用。大多数人最终被送进了垃圾填埋场。锂基电池在金属修复中的可回收性一直被认为是因为高昂的工业成本和不规范的工艺流程导致回收业务难以达到商业盈亏平衡。天地科技是一家专注于EoL电池技术开发的初创中小企业。公司创始人在整个供应链中拥有15年的经验，包括锂基电池和铅酸电池回收方面的电池技术研发，以及LIBS的电池管理系统和组件开发。该项目旨在为报废锂离子电池(LIB)的再生提供高效的集成和自动化设备，该设备基于该公司的专利新方法，可以恢复老化锂离子电池的健康/容量(UK 2217221.7)。再生LIB以实现更长的寿命将提高寿命经济性，并稀释与原材料提取和制造相关的环境影响。EOL Libs包含大量稀有和战略金属，由于英国没有经济上可行的矿藏，必须进口这些金属。因此，该项目将在环境可持续发展方面创造巨大价值。Tiontech已经开发了实验室设备的原型。在现阶段，要向整个行业演示该方法，一个综合自动化机械是至关重要的。

The global distribution such as Lithium, Cobalt and Nickel is highly concentrated and showing characteristics of oligopoly. The prices of the above resources have also been showing a fluctuating upward trend. In the UK, these metals or the batteries all need to be imported in large quantities with a high degree of external dependence, which brings uncertainty to the electrification and net zero development goal on the long-term. Although LiBs contain valuable metals that can be refined, only very limited percentage of spent LiBs recycling goes on today globally. The majority ends up in landfill. Lithium-based battery has been judged by its recyclability in metal restoring because the high industrial cost and nonstandard technical process lead the recycling business hard to reach commercial break-even. Tiontech is a start-up SME focusing on EoL battery technology development. The company founder has 15 years' experience within the whole supply chain including battery technology R & D in Lithium-based and Lead-acid battery recycle as well as BMS and pack development of LiBs. This project aims to provide an efficient integrated and automated equipment for the end-of-life (EoL) lithium-ion batteries (LiBs) regeneration, based on the company's patented novel method which could bring back aged Li-ion cell's health/capacity (UK 2217221.7). Regenerating the LiBs to achieve a longer life will improve the lifetime economics and dilute the environmental impacts associated with raw material extraction and manufacturing. EoL LiBs contain a significant amount of rare and strategic metals that must be imported as the UK has no economically viable deposits. And thus, the project will create great value in environmental sustainability. Tiontech has developed the prototype lab equipment. An integrated automation machinery is crucial at this stage to demonstrate the method to the whole industry.